Multinational Enterprises and Sustainable Development
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This volume reports the results of a large international ‘MNEmerge’ research project, financed by the European Commission, and provides an understanding of the impact of MNEs on United Nations Millennium Development Goals and successive Sustainable Development Goals in developing countries.
Introduction: How multinational enterprises can contribute to achieving sustainable development goalsThe impact of multinational enterprises on sustainable development and poverty reduction: Research framework The contribution of the Pharmaceutical Industry to the health status of the developing world MNEs contribution to the Indian pharmaceutical sector On nudging MNE towards SDG1: a policy perspective MNE led new market creation in Emerging Countries: The case of Bt cotton Returns from Strategies Adopted by MNEs to Improve Global Health and Wellbeing: Third Sustainable Development Goal MNEs and Capabilities Building in Ghana MNEs' Contribution to Sustainable Energy and Development: the case of 'Light for All' Program in Brazil Multinational Enterprises, Sustainable Development and Poverty Alleviation: Past, Present and Future
Business scholars report the findings of a study on how multinational corporations can contribute to sustainable economic development. They pay special attention to the formation of linkages between subsidiary and local stakeholders such as society, business, and government. Their topics include the impact of multinational enterprises on sustainable development and poverty reduction, the contribution of the pharmaceutical business to the health status of the developing world, business-led new market creation in emerging countries: the case of Bt cotton, business and building capabilities in Ghana, and sustainable energy and development: the "Light for All" program in Brazil.